What beer are we drinking this week? Episode 3

I saw Mulligans and iirc* it was priced around €4/L whereas Guinness can be regularly had for €3.31/L

So they're trying to sell a Guinness knock-off, in Ireland, but it's weaker and massively more expensive. I wonder what genius is behind this.

With stout you're better to go in a different direction and not try to compete directly with Guinness.

Im open to correction, I just glanced at it as I browsed the aisle

I had some pints of real cask ale in the South Strand pub Dublin this week, all €2.60 per pint.

• Brains SA
• Purple Moose dark bitter
• Goffs Black Knight ruby red porter
• Titanic plum porter

I try to support real ale whenever I can, but I have to say that I wasn't overly impressed by any of them.

There was nothing wrong with them, I finished them all, but they lacked bite / mouthfeel.

I didn't say to myself "I will order that again".

A couple of years ago, Tesco had multipacks of Murphys for sale with a big "buy local" promotion of some descript. Murphys, of course, being owned by a Dutch multinational and brewed in the UK (Scotland?).

2025 Pointy Shoes is out. I’ll try it, but won’t expect it to be as good as it used to be.
Maybe I’ll be surprised.

Curiosity got the better of me and I bought a 4 pack in aldi this evening. If you like a creamy head on your stout Mulligans delivers. I liked the taste and will definitely buy again. The only negative was that the first 2 cans I opened gushed out beer and I reckon I lost about 10% down the sink

It’s a 4 pack of 440ml. I didn’t keep the receipt and can’t remember how much

the packaging is for the UK market

Where is stocking them?

McHughs, Martin's, Molloys and The Cru in Dublin. Augustiner, Paulaner and Hofbrau Oktoberfest beers also available.

No Hacker Pschorr, Lowenbrau nor Spaten Oktoberfests to be found in the south so I went north to stock up, also picked up Giesinger and Zotler which are pretty decent festbiers.

Yes.

Only keg product is brewed in Cork

Diageo also have no smallpack line in ROI; and limited capacity in Belfast - but brew all Irish market product in Dublin regardless of where its packed (Belfast or Runcorn).

Or to Belfast yeah

Do you mind if I ask where you managed to source the other Oktoberfest beers up north? Hoping for a one stop shop to load up on a few of the unusual ones.